New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov has been suspended for three games without pay for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Ryan Poehling.

While the New York Islanders and the NHL thought Tsyplakov's hit was clean, the Philadelphia Flyers certainly disagreed.

Islanders rookie Maxim Tsyplakov had a target on his back after delivering a hard shoulder check on Poehling, who left the game.

On Friday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced it has suspended New York Islanders forward Max Tsyplakov for three games for his illegal check to the head of Flyers forward Ryan Poehling on Thursday night. The third game of his suspension is a rematch between the Flyers and Islanders at UBS Arena.

There was no opportunity on Friday for the Flyers to try and avenge Ryan Poehling — still out with a head injury incurred on Max Tsyplakov’s hit that knocked him out of last Thursday’s match between the Flyers and Islanders — when the teams met in their first rematch since then.

After administering a direct shot to the head of Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling, New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov is scheduled for a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday.

A frankly terrifying hit on Ryan Poehling in the first period gave the Flyers an opportunity to respond emphatically and show the Islanders exactly who they were dealing—and that message got ...

But when a stretch of eight Metropolitan Division games out of nine ended on Thursday night, the Flyers’ 3-0 loss to the visiting New York Islanders left Philadelphia’s record at 3-4-1 for that key segment.

The New York Islanders (22-20-7) will travel for the first time since January 11 in Utah, following a largely successful seven-game homestand that revived this season. The Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6) will await them in the city of Brotherly Love,

Tonight's game between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center promises to be a high-energy and potentially heated affair.

One of the hardest things to do is beat a team three times. The Flyers learned that the hard way Wednesday night in a 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils. They have now lost three of their past four games.

A hard hit on Flyers wing Owen Tippett by Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon in the first period might have gotten the Flyers off their game somewhat. No penalty was called on the play, which resulted in the Flyers trying to exact revenge throughout the first half of the game action.